Job summary
Employer heading
Band 7 Capacity Manager - Steps 2 Recovery ICRT
Band 7
Please note that this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Job overview
Capacity Manager - S2R- Intensive Community Rehabilitation Team.
We are looking to recruit a highly skilled clinician who will support the S2R inpatient teams and Intensive Community Rehabilitation team, with supporting care and maximising patient flow through out of area placements through to inpatient rehabilitation units. Capacity manager will work alongside discharge coordinators, managing effective patient flow by identifying capacity and creating healthy movement.
The capacity manager will have a day-to-day operational role, ensuring safe facilitation of patient flow. The successful candidate will work with our local teams and private partners to ensure service users who access rehabilitation are supported with a robust and supportive discharge plan. The candidate will also work with the inpatient teams to support sourcing community rehabilitation to reduce length of stays.
Main duties of the job
They must be able to work independently, be able to undertake comprehensive assessments and robust discharge plans, working collaboratively with service users, carers and clinical teams. Possession of comprehensive IT skills are essential as there will be a requirement to provide comprehensive performance data regarding clinical activity.
The successful candidate will be expected to work independently, and private partners to assist in the implementation of robust and supportive discharge pathways. This could mean completing referrals, assessments, presenting cases for funding to panels, attending ward reviews and bed meetings, to assist in improving the bed flow.
Working for our organisation
Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.
Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people’s lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Nursing or AHO registered
Desirable criteria
- Masters degree in health related subject
Skills
Essential criteria
- Communicate effectively at all levels across the organisation
- Evidence of expertise in clinical skills
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of assessing and providing care to people with complex needs
- Extensive understanding of CCG processes in respect of funding
Desirable criteria
- Clinical management in more than one field, e/g/ acute community, primary care
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Raj Kaur Basra
- Job title
- Clinical Hub Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0121 301 6666
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